Knife Skills

How To Chop Cilantro

June 9, 2011
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How To Chop Cilantro

Many recipes call for “chopped cilantro”.  Cilantro is a great addition in salads, salsas, sauces and some main dishes like enchiladas. So, what is the correct way to chop cilantro? Cilantro is sold in bunches.  Once you bring a bunch of cilantro home, figure out how much cilantro do you need for your recipe. ...

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How To Chop An Onion

June 7, 2011
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How To Chop An Onion

Chopped onion is a necessary ingredient in many recipes.  In fact, it’s one of the most popular cooking ingredients.  We all take chopping an onion for granted – most recipes just list “chopped onion” as an ingredient.  But who will teach the beginner cook how to chop an onion? I will! Follow the step-by-step...

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How To Peel An Onion

June 7, 2011
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How To Peel An Onion

Peeling an onion seems like an trivial task, but if you’ve never peeled an onion before, it can be quite intimidating.  Don’t worry – it is pretty easy to peel an onion. You can now learn how to peel an onion by following these illustrated step-by-step instructions. Step #1: Put the whole onion on...

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How To Cut A Mango For Mango Salsa

June 5, 2011
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How To Cut A Mango For Mango Salsa

Are you a big fan of mango salsa?  Do you like the taste of mango salsa, but don’t know how to cut up mango for mango salsa? To cut mango for mango salsa, you first need to peel a mango and cut a mango into big slices.  Once you have the big slices, you...

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How To Peel And Cut A Mango

May 31, 2011
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How To Peel And Cut A Mango

Do you avoid mangoes because you don’t know how to eat them?  Have you tried cutting a mango but ended up with a big mess? Don’t worry. You will know exactly how to eat a mango once you read this article.  Mangoes are so tasty, and you’ll really enjoy eating them! Mango is a...

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How To Slice Challah Bread For Sandwiches

May 23, 2011
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How To Slice Challah Bread For Sandwiches

Challah is a very soft and rich bread.  Challah is so tasty you can eat it plain – just tear off the piece of challah and munch away!  Challah also makes delicious french toast and challah makes outstanding sanwiches. We all know that the sandwiches are as good as the ingredients you put into...

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How To Cut A Watermelon Into Chunks

May 14, 2011
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How To Cut A Watermelon Into Chunks

When you buy a watermelon, you need to cut it into chunks.  Cutting a huge watermelon into bite-size pieces seems like a daunting task.  However, it is really easy to cut a watermelon into chunks if you follow my strategy of cutting watermelon.  Once you understand the strategy, slicing watermelon will be a breeze! ...

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How To Cut A Melon

September 22, 2010
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How To Cut A Melon

Cut a melon as soon as you get it from the store.  Melons don’t ripen once picked, so don’t wait to cut it.  If you are too lazy to cut a melon, it will deteriorate with time.  At the end, you’ll end up cutting it anyway, but the melon won’t taste as good as it would if...

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How To Cut A Cantaloupe

October 3, 2009
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How To Cut A Cantaloupe

It’s very easy to cut a cantaloupe into chunks.  Don’t waste money on pre-cut cantaloupe in plastic fruit trays or fruit cups – not only they are expensive, but also not as fresh, as they’ve been sitting on the store shelves for a while. When you cut a cantaloupe yourself, you will enjoy tasty...

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How To Peel An Avocado

September 7, 2009
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How To Peel An Avocado

Peeling an avocado is really easy.  All you need to peel an avocado is a knife and spoon. Let’s peel an avocado and reveal the beautiful smooth tasting light-green avocado flesh inside! Before you peel an avocado, make sure it is ripe – nobody wants to eat tough avocado that is not yet ready...

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